Dimensional and Layout Optimization Design of Multistage Gear Drives Using Genetic Algorithms

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Test cases</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Constraint handling methods</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Calculation methods of DOICV</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Number of <i>infeasible</i> solutions</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Optimized objective function <svg height="17.1635pt" id="M184" style="vertical-align:-2.2682pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -14.8953 30.3035 17.1635" width="30.3035pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M584 650H137L131 622C214 614 217 612 200 521L125 127C109 41 101 35 23 28L17 0H288L294 28C201 35 193 42 209 128L242 309H348C440 309 442 300 443 226H471L510 422H482C452 354 449 348 357 348H251L295 575C302 609 304 615 338 615H426C502 615 517 604 526 581C534 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369 310 389 332C417 363 439 382 456 382C466 382 475 376 481 368C486 361 492 358 496 358C513 358 536 381 536 404Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,25.647,0)"><path d="M275 270C275 450 212 609 64 710L45 686C145 604 203 442 203 270S147 -63 45 -147L64 -170C213 -68 275 89 275 270Z"></path></g></svg> (×10<sup>6</sup> mm<sup>3</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center"><i>Best</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>Average</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>Worst</i></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Case</i> 1</td><td class="align_center">SP <svg height="13.8595pt" id="M185" style="vertical-align:-2.2681pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -11.5914 49.1685 13.8595" width="49.1685pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M300 -147C201 -63 143 98 143 270S200 602 300 686L282 710C136 610 70 450 70 271V270C70 89 136 -72 282 -170L300 -147Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,4.498,0)"><path d="M615 290C615 392 563 448 529 448C511 448 491 441 484 434L483 425C518 400 546 349 546 273C546 158 504 46 417 46C381 46 356 77 356 142C356 184 380 293 392 334L387 340L307 323C305 288 296 228 287 188C265 94 221 52 180 52C144 52 112 89 112 171C112 278 164 372 241 430L226 454C106 394 23 288 23 155C23 40 79 -12 139 -12C184 -12 245 32 285 85C292 31 322 -12 376 -12C423 -12 470 18 501 45C570 104 615 184 615 290Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,16.425,0)"><path d="M535 323V373H52V323H535ZM535 138V188H52V138H535Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,27.688,0)"><path d="M412 140C382 77 369 73 315 73H129L270 222C362 320 402 379 402 466C402 571 322 635 234 635C177 635 130 609 99 576L42 495L64 475C90 514 133 568 201 568C274 568 318 519 318 435C318 349 255 267 193 193C144 135 87 78 32 23V0H405C417 45 427 89 440 131L412 140Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,33.928,-5.741)"><path d="M556 236V289H56V236H556Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,39.488,-5.741)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,44.455,0)"><path d="M275 270C275 450 212 609 64 710L45 686C145 604 203 442 203 270S147 -63 45 -147L64 -170C213 -68 275 89 275 270Z"></path></g></svg></td><td class="align_center">PCD</td><td class="align_center">30</td><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_left"> </td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Case</i> 2</td><td class="align_center">SP <svg height="13.8595pt" id="M186" style="vertical-align:-2.2681pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -11.5914 43.5876 13.8595" width="43.5876pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path 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23V0H405C417 45 427 89 440 131L412 140Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,33.928,-5.741)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.874,0)"><path d="M275 270C275 450 212 609 64 710L45 686C145 604 203 442 203 270S147 -63 45 -147L64 -170C213 -68 275 89 275 270Z"></path></g></svg></td><td class="align_center">PCD</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">8.2487</td><td class="align_center">8.4801</td><td class="align_center">8.6830</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Case</i> 3</td><td class="align_center">SP <svg height="13.8595pt" id="M187" style="vertical-align:-2.2681pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -11.5914 43.5876 13.8595" width="43.5876pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M300 -147C201 -63 143 98 143 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140Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,33.928,-5.741)"><path d="M414 144C384 79 371 75 317 75H135L276 221C367 316 408 376 408 465C408 570 327 635 237 635C179 635 131 609 100 575L42 494L67 471C94 510 138 565 205 565C277 565 321 517 321 435C321 348 258 270 195 195C146 137 88 81 33 26V0H411C423 44 433 88 446 135L414 144Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.874,0)"><path d="M275 270C275 450 212 609 64 710L45 686C145 604 203 442 203 270S147 -63 45 -147L64 -170C213 -68 275 89 275 270Z"></path></g></svg></td><td class="align_center">PCD</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">8.2370</td><td class="align_center">8.4344</td><td class="align_center">8.5844</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Case</i> 4</td><td class="align_center">SP <svg height="13.8595pt" id="M188" style="vertical-align:-2.2681pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -11.5914 43.5876 13.8595" width="43.5876pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" 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475C90 514 133 568 201 568C274 568 318 519 318 435C318 349 255 267 193 193C144 135 87 78 32 23V0H405C417 45 427 89 440 131L412 140Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,33.928,-5.741)"><path d="M245 635C92 635 37 457 37 312C37 149 91 -12 244 -12C395 -12 449 166 449 312C449 469 395 635 245 635ZM243 598C332 598 358 454 358 312C358 173 334 26 245 26C158 26 128 174 128 313S152 598 243 598Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.874,0)"><path d="M275 270C275 450 212 609 64 710L45 686C145 604 203 442 203 270S147 -63 45 -147L64 -170C213 -68 275 89 275 270Z"></path></g></svg></td><td class="align_center">PCD</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center"><b>8.1950</b></td><td class="align_center">8.4042</td><td class="align_center">8.5682</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Case</i> 5</td><td class="align_center">SP <svg height="13.8595pt" id="M189" style="vertical-align:-2.2681pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -11.5914 43.5876 13.8595" width="43.5876pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M300 -147C201 -63 143 98 143 270S200 602 300 686L282 710C136 610 70 450 70 271V270C70 89 136 -72 282 -170L300 -147Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,4.498,0)"><path d="M615 290C615 392 563 448 529 448C511 448 491 441 484 434L483 425C518 400 546 349 546 273C546 158 504 46 417 46C381 46 356 77 356 142C356 184 380 293 392 334L387 340L307 323C305 288 296 228 287 188C265 94 221 52 180 52C144 52 112 89 112 171C112 278 164 372 241 430L226 454C106 394 23 288 23 155C23 40 79 -12 139 -12C184 -12 245 32 285 85C292 31 322 -12 376 -12C423 -12 470 18 501 45C570 104 615 184 615 290Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,16.425,0)"><path d="M535 323V373H52V323H535ZM535 138V188H52V138H535Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,27.688,0)"><path d="M412 140C382 77 369 73 315 73H129L270 222C362 320 402 379 402 466C402 571 322 635 234 635C177 635 130 609 99 576L42 495L64 475C90 514 133 568 201 568C274 568 318 519 318 435C318 349 255 267 193 193C144 135 87 78 32 23V0H405C417 45 427 89 440 131L412 140Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,33.928,-5.741)"><path d="M245 635C92 635 37 457 37 312C37 149 91 -12 244 -12C395 -12 449 166 449 312C449 469 395 635 245 635ZM243 598C332 598 358 454 358 312C358 173 334 26 245 26C158 26 128 174 128 313S152 598 243 598Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.874,0)"><path d="M275 270C275 450 212 609 64 710L45 686C145 604 203 442 203 270S147 -63 45 -147L64 -170C213 -68 275 89 275 270Z"></path></g></svg></td><td class="align_center">(0, 1)</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">8.2416</td><td class="align_center">8.4246</td><td class="align_center">8.5962</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Case</i> 6</td><td class="align_center">SOAPS-II</td><td class="align_center">PCD</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center"><b>8.1637</b></td><td class="align_center">8.3321</td><td class="align_center">8.4196</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Case</i> 7</td><td class="align_center">SOAPS-II</td><td class="align_center">(0, 1)</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">8.2159</td><td class="align_center">8.4079</td><td class="align_center">8.5318</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Case</i> 8</td><td class="align_center">RM</td><td class="align_center">PCD</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center"><b>7.9015</b></td><td class="align_center">8.1276</td><td class="align_center">8.2859</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Case</i> 9</td><td class="align_center">RM</td><td class="align_center">(0, 1)</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">7.9987</td><td class="align_center">8.1552</td><td class="align_center">8.3195</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The optimization results out of 30 repeat GA runs for each test case.</div>

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Table 4: Dimensional and Layout Optimization Design of Multistage Gear Drives Using Genetic Algorithms 